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Dr. Z's Rankings, Bills fall from 27 to 29. Pretty accurate there. His comment:
"Buffalo Bills (0-3)
They went after the Patriots with real passion, on both sides of the ball. There was a point in the game when I thought they'd win it. But, and I've been a defender of Drew Bledsoe when other people took heavy shots, he's at the stage of his career in which he simply must have good protection for him to function. And he ain't got it. The worst thing, though, is that he'll get his receivers hurt because he puts them in awkward positions, reaching for throws that are just off the mark. If I were Mike Mularkey I'd max-protect almost the whole way, send out minimal receivers and polish the running game."
This is exactly what we should do. Max protect every down, kind of like what they do with rookies and new quarterbacks. Pound the ball inside most of the game, even if it does cause a few three and outs in the process; take a shot down the field every once in a while, since the Pats game shows he still has the arm and the downfield accuracy to do so. At least then, we won't be beating ourselves. I'm envisioning a one, at most two, wide receiver set. Occasionally one of the TEs or RBs could go catch something to mix things up, but for the most part counters, tosses, sweeps, and power runs. And you've got Moorman, a 3 and out is a little easier to take. We even have two sort of good running backs that we could rotate to keep them fresh. If only we had some offensive linemen...
"Buffalo Bills (0-3)
They went after the Patriots with real passion, on both sides of the ball. There was a point in the game when I thought they'd win it. But, and I've been a defender of Drew Bledsoe when other people took heavy shots, he's at the stage of his career in which he simply must have good protection for him to function. And he ain't got it. The worst thing, though, is that he'll get his receivers hurt because he puts them in awkward positions, reaching for throws that are just off the mark. If I were Mike Mularkey I'd max-protect almost the whole way, send out minimal receivers and polish the running game."
This is exactly what we should do. Max protect every down, kind of like what they do with rookies and new quarterbacks. Pound the ball inside most of the game, even if it does cause a few three and outs in the process; take a shot down the field every once in a while, since the Pats game shows he still has the arm and the downfield accuracy to do so. At least then, we won't be beating ourselves. I'm envisioning a one, at most two, wide receiver set. Occasionally one of the TEs or RBs could go catch something to mix things up, but for the most part counters, tosses, sweeps, and power runs. And you've got Moorman, a 3 and out is a little easier to take. We even have two sort of good running backs that we could rotate to keep them fresh. If only we had some offensive linemen...
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